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Zambia approves limited sulphuric acid exports to DRC as copper smelters resume shipments

Zambia approves limited sulphuric acid exports to DRC as copper smelters resume shipments

Zambia approves limited sulphuric acid exports to DRC as copper smelters resume shipments

Staff Writer Posted on 3 weeks ago

Zambia Eases Sulphuric Acid Export Ban as Copperbelt Supply Conditions Improve Zambia has approved the resumption of...

EGC, EVelution Energy and Trafigura Sign MoU to Secure Congolese Cobalt Supply Chain to the US cobalt hydroxide

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EGC, EVelution Energy and Trafigura Sign MoU to Secure Congolese Cobalt Supply Chain to the US

Staff Writer Posted on 3 weeks ago

Trafigura, EGC and EVelution Energy agree cobalt supply deal to boost US battery and defense material supply...

Ivanhoe Mines Posts Q1 Loss After Kamoa-Kakula Tax Hit Despite Strong Copper Expansion Push Ivanhoe Mines Enters Strong Cash Flow Phase as Kamoa-Kakula Expansion Advances

Ivanhoe Mines Enters Strong Cash Flow Phase as Kamoa-Kakula Expansion Advances

Ivanhoe Mines Posts Q1 Loss After Kamoa-Kakula Tax Hit Despite Strong Copper Expansion Push

Staff Writer Posted on 4 weeks ago

Ivanhoe Mines Reports Q1 2026 Loss Amid Kamoa-Kakula Tax Settlement and Expands Copper Growth Strategy Ivanhoe Mines,...

Virtus Minerals Advances Chemaf Takeover in DRC with Key Regulatory Review

Virtus Minerals Advances Chemaf Takeover in DRC with Key Regulatory Review

Virtus Minerals Advances Chemaf Takeover in DRC with Key Regulatory Review

Staff Writer Posted on 4 weeks ago

Virtus Minerals Moves Forward with Chemaf Acquisition in DR Congo, Strengthening Oversight of Copper and Cobalt Assets...

KoBold Metals Launches Construction of Zambia’s Largest Copper Mine mingoma 3

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KoBold Metals Launches Construction of Zambia’s Largest Copper Mine

Staff Writer Posted on 1 month ago

KoBold Metals Breaks Ground on $2.3 Billion Mingomba Copper Mine in Zambia, Boosting Output Ambitions KoBold Metals,...

DRC Copper and Cobalt Miners Hit by Chemical Supply Disruptions Amid Global Shipping Crisis

DRC Copper and Cobalt Miners Hit by Chemical Supply Disruptions Amid Global Shipping Crisis

DRC Copper and Cobalt Miners Hit by Chemical Supply Disruptions Amid Global Shipping Crisis

Staff Writer Posted on 2 months ago

DRC copper and cobalt producers face sulfuric acid and SMBS shortages as shipping disruptions and rising logistics...

Ivanhoe Mines Sees Strong Local Demand for Sulphuric Acid in DRC Amid Global Supply Tightness

Ivanhoe Mines Sees Strong Local Demand for Sulphuric Acid in DRC Amid Global Supply Tightness

Ivanhoe Mines Sees Strong Local Demand for Sulphuric Acid in DRC Amid Global Supply Tightness

Staff Writer Posted on 2 months ago

Ivanhoe Mines benefits from rising sulphuric acid prices in DRC copper belt as supply disruptions tighten global...

India–Zambia Critical Minerals Talks Stall Over Mining Rights Uncertainty mining in zed

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India–Zambia Critical Minerals Talks Stall Over Mining Rights Uncertainty

Staff Writer Posted on 2 months ago

India-Zambia cobalt and copper mining talks stall as Lusaka delays mining rights assurances amid critical minerals push...

DRC creates cobalt reserve to control exports and stabilize global prices

DRC creates cobalt reserve to control exports and stabilize global prices

DRC creates cobalt reserve to control exports and stabilize global prices

Staff Writer Posted on 2 months ago

Democratic Republic of Congo creates strategic cobalt reserve to manage exports, stabilize prices, and tighten control over...

DRC Copper Exports Decline in Q1 While Cobalt Shipments Recover After Export Freeze Inga Port

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DRC Copper Exports Decline in Q1 While Cobalt Shipments Recover After Export Freeze

Staff Writer Posted on 2 months ago

Democratic Republic of Congo Copper Exports Fall 14.6% in Q1 as Chemical Shortages Threaten Mining Output Copper...